Tivoli Park, Ljubljana
Tivoli Park (Slovene: Park Tivoli) is the largest park in Ljubljana,[1][2] the capital of Slovenia. It is located on the outskirts of the Center district, stretching to the Šiška district to the north, the Vič district to the south, and the Rožnik district to the west. The park was laid out during the French imperial administration of Ljubljana in 1813 and named in the second half of the 19th century after a summer residence of the Kazina Society, with an amusement park, a pub and a cafe, which was opened in 1835 next to the Tivoli Castle (at that time called Podturn Manor).[3][4] In the 1920s, it was renovated by the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik, who designed the Jakopič Promenade that runs through the park, creating a linear visual axis going from Tivoli Castle through Cankar Street and Čop Street to Prešeren Square, over the Triple Bridge, and ending at Ljubljana Castle.[2] It is protected as part of the Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park. Several notable buildings stand in the park, among them Tivoli Castle, the National Museum of Contemporary History, and Tivoli Hall.[2]
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[edit] Field marshal Radetzky
The field marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766–1858), who for some time owned the Tivoli Castle, greatly contributed to the arrangement of Tivoli Park.[5] There was a full-size bust of Radetzky on display in Ljubljana in front of the Tivoli Castle from 1882 till 1918. In 1851, it won a prize on the Great Exhibition in London. Today it is preserved by the City Museum of Ljubljana.[6][7]
[edit] Iron cast dogs
In 1864, the Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn created four iron cast dogs,[8] still on display in Tivoli Park in front of the Tivoli Castle. As the dogs don't have tongues, it has been falsely rumoured that Fernkorn commited suicide by shooting himself due to this mistake.[5]
[edit] Tivoli Pond
Tivoli Pond (Slovene: Tivolski ribnik) is a man-made pond at the south-western end of Tivoli Park. It was created in 1880. The pond is shaped like a rectangle and is shallow with a small volume.[9] In 2011, it was thoroughly renovated. It has been used for recreation, fishing, and as a flood-control reservoir.[10][11][12] It has been used as a theme by visual artists and musicians.[13][14][15] There is a small bronze plastic, named "Fish" (Ribe), in the pond. It was created by the expressionist sculptor France Kralj.[16]
[edit] References
- ^ LjubljanaLife.com (2011 [last update]). "Tivoli Park Ljubljana | Slovenia - Ljubljana Life". ljubljana-life.com. http://www.ljubljana-life.com/culture/culture_details/49-Tivoli_Park. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b c Slovenia.Info (2011 [last update]). "Ljubljana, Park Tivoli, Rožnik and Šišenski hill - Cultural and Historical Heritage - Slovenia - Official Travel Guide -". slovenia.info. http://www.slovenia.info/?kul_zgod_znamenitosti=6296&lng=2. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Smrekar, Aleš. Bojan Erhartič. Mateja Šmid Hribar (2011). Krajinski park Tivoli, Rožnik in Šišenski hrib [The Tivoli–Rožnik–Šiška Hill Landscape Park]. ZRC Publishing House. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-961-254-291-7. http://books.google.si/books?id=d7zIVO9ICO8C&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=ime+park+tivoli+zabavišče.
- ^ "Mednarodni grafični likovni center [International Centre of Graphic Arts]". Visitljubljana.si. Ljubljana Tourism. http://www.visitljubljana.si/en/directory/cultural-institutions/1405/detail.html.
- ^ a b "Poklon je izvrstna samopromocija [A Gift is a Superb Self-Promotion]" (in Slovene). Dnevnik.si. 30 October 2010. http://www.dnevnik.si/tiskane_izdaje/dnevnik/1042311070.
- ^ "Seznam kipov v Tivoliju in na Rožniku [List of statues in Tivoli and on Rožnik]" (in Slovene). Modern Museum of Ljubljana. http://www.muzej-nz.si/slo/novice/novice7_2/files_7_2/assets/pages/page0014.swf. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Jezernik, Božidar (2004). "Moč spomina: premoč pozabe: 'zgodovina ljubljanskih nacionalnih spomenikov' [The Power of Memory, the Supremacy of Oblivion: 'The History of National Monuments in Ljubljana']" (in Slovene, with an abstract in German). Zgodovina za vse [History for All] XI (1): 6–8. ISSN 1318-2498. http://www.sistory.si/publikacije/prenos/?urn=SISTORY:ID:2232.
- ^ "Seznam kipov v Tivoliju in na Rožniku [List of statues in Tivoli and on Rožnik]" (in Slovene). Muzejske novice [Museum News] (Museum of Modern History of Slovenia): 14–16. ISSN 1854-3510. http://www.muzej-nz.si/slo/novice/novice7_2/leto_7_st_2.html#/14/. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Krelj, Živa (2007). "[The Ecological Status of Tivoli Pond]" (in Slovene, with an abstract in English). Ekološki status ribnika Tivoli. Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana. http://www.digitalna-knjiznica.bf.uni-lj.si/dn_krelj_ziva.pdf.
- ^ Smrekar, Aleš. Bojan Erhartič. Mateja Šmid Hribar (2011). Krajinski park Tivoli, Rožnik in Šišenski hrib [The Tivoli–Rožnik–Šiška Hill Landscape Park]. ZRC Publishing House. p. 32. ISBN 978-961-254-291-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=d7zIVO9ICO8C&lpg=PP1&dq=Krajinski_Park_Tivoli%2C_Roznik_in_Sisenski_Hrib.
- ^ Gazvoda, Davorin (21 June 2011). "Med varstvom in kaosom: Odnos Slovencev do prostora [Between Protection and Chaos: The Attitude of Slovenes to Space]" (in Slovene). Mladina. http://www.mladina.si/54331/med-varstvom-in-kaosom/.
- ^ Habič, Marko (1997). "Tivolski ribnik [Tivoli Pond]". Prestolnica Ljubljana nekoč in danes [A pictorial chronicle of a capital city]. National Publishing House of Slovenia. ISBN 86-341-2007-4. http://www.geopedia.si/lite.jsp?locale=en¶ms=T105_L7452_F1366_x461272_y100991_s17_b4#T105_L7452_F1366_x461272_y100991_s17_b4.
- ^ "Razglednice [Postcards]" (in Slovene). Museum of Modern History. http://www.muzej-nz.si/slo/razglednice_16.html. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Zgodovina [History]" (in Slovene). Slovenski tarok [Slovene Tarock]. Eurotrade Commerce, d. o. o.. http://www.slovenski-tarok.si/zgodovina.html. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Muzikološki simpozij: Življenje in delo Emila Adamiča (1877–1936) [Musicological Symposium: Life and Work of Emil Adamič (1877–1936)]" (in Slovene). 2003. http://akademija.s5.net/slike/adami%E8.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Seznam kipov v Tivoliju in na Rožniku [List of statues in Tivoli and on Rožnik]" (in Slovene). Muzejske novice [Museum News] (National Museum of Contemporary History): 14–16. ISSN 1854-3510. http://www.muzej-nz.si/slo/novice/novice7_2/leto_7_st_2.html#/14/. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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